Assault, Normanton

Police have charged a man after a boy was assaulted in Normanton yesterday.

It will be alleged that around 8.30pm, a 10-year-old boy was struck with a wooden post causing lacerations and head injuries.

He was conveyed to the Normanton Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries before being flown to Mount Isa Hospital as a precaution.

A 39-year-old man has been charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm and possession of a dangerous drug.

He is due to appear in Normanton Magistrates Court today.

The man and boy are known to each other.

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